[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 2395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-757]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 010605D]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Application for scientific research permit 1515.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a scientific 
research permit application relating to Pacific salmon. The proposed 
research is intended to increase knowledge of species listed under the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help guide management and 
conservation efforts.

DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the application 
must be received at the appropriate address or fax number (see 
ADDRESSES) no later than 5p.m. Pacific daylight-saving time on February 
14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the application should be sent to 
Protected Resources Division, NMFS, F/NWO3, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 
500, Portland, OR 97232-2737. Comments may also be sent via fax to 503-
230-5435 or by e-mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (ph.: 503-
231-2005, Fax: 503-230-5435, e-mail: [email protected]). Permit 
application instructions are available at http://www.nwr.noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Species Covered in This Notice

    The following listed species (evolutionarily significant unit) is 
covered in this notice:
    Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): threatened upper 
Willamette River (UWR).

Authority

    Scientific research permits are issued in accordance with section 
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and regulations 
governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR 222-226). NMFS 
issues permits based on findings that such permits: (1) are applied for 
in good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, would not operate to the 
disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject of the permit; 
and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policy of section 2 of the 
ESA. The authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set 
forth in the permits.
    Anyone requesting a hearing on the application listed in this 
notice should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on that 
application would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). The holding of such a 
hearing is at the discretion of the Assistant Administrator for 
Fisheries, NOAA.

Application Received

Permit 1515

    Water Works Consulting (WWC) is requesting a 2-year research permit 
to annually capture, handle, and release juvenile UWR chinook salmon. 
The research would take place in an artificial side-channel to the 
Willamette River, Oregon. The purposes of the research are to determine 
how such side-channels function compared to natural, river-created ones 
and whether the side-channel provides habitat for native fishes. The 
WWC intends to determine juvenile fish presence and abundance in the 
spring and late summer of 2005 and 2006. The research would benefit 
listed chinook by determining how effectively such side-channels help 
restore salmon habitat. The WWC proposes to capture the fish using 
seines and boat electrofishing equipment. Captured fish would be 
identified, counted, checked for tags and marks, and released. The WWC 
does not intend to kill any of the fish being captured, but a small 
number may die as an unintended result of the activities.
    This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS 
will evaluate the application, associated documents, and comments 
submitted to determine whether the application meets the requirements 
of section 10(a) of the ESA and Federal regulations. The final permit 
decisions will not be made until after the end of the 30-day comment 
period. NMFS will publish notice of its final action in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: January 7, 2005.
Phil Williams,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-757 Filed 1-12-05; 8:45 am]
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